Knock Knock 4CE
Doorstep Safety Presentation and Lesson
Designed for year 5/6 students
Consumer Protection & Investigations
(Trading Standards)
Cheshire East Council
Aim of today’s lesson
 Aim of the lesson:
 To inform you about doorstep safety
 By the end of the lesson you should:
 Know what bogus callers are and what tricks
they use.
 Know about doorstep safety
 Be able to recall the 3 steps to stay safe from
bogus callers
Callers at the door and
doorstep safety
‘When the door
bell rings or
you hear
knocking at the
door, who goes
to answer it?’
Safety at the door
 Who comes to the door?
 What do they look like?
 What do they wear?
 Do people you don’t know come to the door?
 What do they want?
 How do you know they are telling the truth?
 How do you think you or your family can
check that these people are telling the truth?
Some callers at the door…..
What tricks do you
think they could
use to get into
your home?
They may claim to :Be hurt
Be Thirsty
Have lost a ball or
toy
Need the
toilet
Need help
Feels unwell
THEY MAY CLAIM TO BE/FROM:
The Police
A
salesperson
Repair / Builder
/ Trader
The
Council
Charity
Collector
Water, Gas or
Electric Supplier
Callers at the door
 These people have a name.
 Does anyone know what it is?
 BOGUS CALLERS OR ROGUE TRADERS
Doorstep Safety
What do you
think people can
do to stop these
people tricking
their way into
homes?
Make sure our doors are
locked at all times
Locked
Look
Always check through a
window or door viewer to
see if you know the
person calling at the door
Get an Adult
If you don’t
know the
person, ask
an adult to
answer the
door.
All together now………
LOCKED
LOOK
GET AN ADULT
Role play
We need 3 people to help us
act out a role play, teacher
can you please choose 3
volunteers?
Role play questions
Do you think the caller was telling the
truth and why?
Should they have let the caller in?
Is there anything else that the adult
should do?
Is there anything else the adult could
have done to answer the door safely?
Knowledge check
 Throw the beanbag/ball to somebody in your
class, when you catch the beanbag/ball can
you answer the following question:
 What tricks do bogus callers use?
 What are 3 doorstep safety steps we should
take when there is a caller at the door?
Activity Leaflets
If you talk to the adults
in your house about
what you have learnt,
and to grandparents or
older neighbours you
will have done your bit!
Website
WWW.KNOCKKNOCKWHOSTHERE.COM